Richard Pusey’s bail denied over fears he could share more Eastern Freeway crash images

Porsche driver Richard Pusey has been refused bail after a court heard police feared he could keep sharing graphic images of the horror Eastern Freeway crash.

Notorious Porsche driver Richard Pusey has been refused bail because he could continue to share graphic images of the horror Eastern Freeway crash that killed four police officers.

Magistrate Michelle Mykytowycz ruled against the millionaire mortgage broker’s latest bid for freedom in Sunshine Magistrates’ Court on Monday.

Ms Mykytowycz said there were no conditions she could impose to alleviate concerns by police he still had access to the images from the April 2020 crash.

The court heard police suspected Pusey would continue to share the images he took of dead and dying police officers at the scene as he had refused to hand over passwords to his electronic devices.

They fear he could also access the images on iCloud if released.

“I am unable to fashion a condition of bail that can be imposed to reduce this risk to an acceptable level,” Ms Mykytowycz said.

Richard Pusey has been refused bail. Picture: Andrew Henshaw

She also expressed concerns about no treatments, in particular for his mental health, being put in place for his proposed release.

In a last-minute attempt to change her mind, Pusey said he had booked an appointment with a psychologist.

But Ms Mykytowycz explained that was only one hurdle of her refusing his application.

Pusey became increasingly frustrated and, like previous hearings, took aim at the justice system.

“The system doesn’t work. Nothing works,” he said.

In some parting words to the magistrate, he said: “If that satisfies your duty of care, then that’s fine. That’s on you, your honour”.

Police allege Pusey attached the crash scene images to a complaint made to the Australian Financial Complaints Authority in November about his car insurance company, PSC Insurance Group, rejecting his claim over his Porsche, which was damaged in the collision.

He had been stopped for speeding on the freeway when a drug-addled truck driver ploughed into them on the roadside, killing the four police officers: Glen Humphris, Kevin King, Lynette Taylor and Joshua Prestney.

Pusey is also accused of sharing a crash photo in a Google review of Porsche Centre Melbourne on February 7.

He was arrested on February 8 and is charged with two counts each of using a carriage service to cause offence and committing an indictable offence on bail.

He plans to contest the charges at a two-day hearing in August.